Blotting pad



B. HOWARD BLOTTING PAD Oct. 6, 1931.

Filed Oct. 9/ 1929 I n venior fyfl ozaard A iiomey 1'5 straight and theside marginal portions of' Fatented 6 1931 res BRYAN HOWARD,orgfaus'rrmrsxnsg BLO'ITING mp E Application filed October 9,1 29.Serial a... 388,398.

y This invention relates to blotting pads and more particularly todevices of this character I which are adapted to be mounted for use onthe'wrist of an'operator in such a manner that ii) the same may beconvenientlybrought into provide, in a manneras hereinafter set forth,

"base in such-a manner that the same may be j expeditiously detachedtherefrom for the engagement with the work tobe blotted.

An important objectof the inventlon 1s to a blotting pad of the.aforementioned character wherein a sheet of blotting paper is securelyheld in positioncon asupportlng purpose of mountinga new sheet thereon.

Another object of the invention is to pro v "vide a blotting pad of thecharacter set forth ,wherein the base or support is adapted to fit thewrist of the operator and is furtherprovided with adjustable means forsecuring the same thereto. I'Other objects of'the invention are to pro-vvide ablotting pad which will be simple in 1 construction, strong,durable, efficient in its I use and which may be manufactured at lowcost.

Otherobjects andadvantages of the inventionwill become apparent from astudy of the ;.following description, taken in connection withtheaccompanying drawings, wherein responding parts throughout the several 7i supporting base.

like characters of reference designate corviews, and wherein p Figure 1is a perspective view of the blotting pad attached tothe wrist ofanoperator. '1 Figure 2 is a front, elevation thereof. r ,-Figure' 3 is avertical CIOSS-SGC'DIOII taken approximately on thewline 3- '37of Figure2. Figure 4 is a top plan View, partly broken 1 6 'away in horizontalsectiomof ablotting pad I. Figure 5 is a viewof the sheet of blotting 1paper to be mounted on'thesuppo'rting base.

7 ing the spring clamp 7 tin f lgeferring to thed'rawings in detail, the

Figure 6 is a detail view in top plan showhich secures the blotpaper onthe supportingbase.

reference character 1 designates a flat support ofsubstantially{rectangular configura-v jtio'n, the front and rear ends ofwhich are walls of the recesses 3 which merge with the groove 2 arerounded as at 4:.

ShGBtOfblOttlIlg paper 5 of a shape conformingsubstantiallycto thesupportl is mounted on :the lower flat surface of said support and isprovided with marginal ex-,

tensions ,or. flaps 6 which are bent upwardly and extend over theadjacent :portion ofthe groove2 on the front and rear edges of thesupport. 1., A substantially U-shaped resils ientclamp? is-thenlmountedin the groove 2 over the flaps or extensions 6 and said flaps ilfethuspressed firmly. into, and retained in said 'groove',; as seen iIrjFigure3. The free ends of the clamp 7 are provided with inturned roundedhookportions 8 for insertion in the recesses 3 at the ends of the groove2 and said hook. portions conform substantially to therounded walls 4 ofthe recesses.

The rounded walls 4 of the recesses 3 c0- "operate with the rounded hookportions 8 to draw and seat the clamp 7 in the groove 2 by reason of theresiliency of the clamp.

Theupper-face of the support 1 is prom vided with a concavity 9extending from the front to the rear thereof for the reception of theoperators wrist. spaced inwardly from the marginal sides of a Thisconcavity 9 is the support 1 and staples 10 are anchored in the upperface of said support between said concavity and the marginal side edges.A

wrist strap 11 is secured to one of the staples 10 through the medium ofthe loop and snap fastener 12 and the opposite end of said strap is adjustabl y secured to the other staple through the medium of the loop andbuckle 13. The device is thus rendered adjustable for fitting wrists ofdiflerent sizes. For this I purpose the staples 10 may be mounted at anydesired point on the support. 1

.It' 's to be understood, of course, that the support 1 may be formed ofany desired material such as vulcanite, celluloid or wood,

